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title: "45 Defense Tech Investors in California (Nov 2026)"
last_updated: "2026-11-06"
rows: "45"
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source: "SEC filings"
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# 45 defense tech investors in California

We list 45 defense tech investors in California as of November 2026: each has an SEC filing on file, and the list was last checked on 6 Nov 2026. The cities with the most head offices on this list are San Francisco (9), Menlo Park (7) and Palo Alto (4).

- 45 investors
- 28 with a fund filing or dated deal in the last 12 months
- $88M median fund size on file (SEC Form D, 38 firms)
- 178 named decision-makers on file

## First 22 of 45 defense tech investors in California

| Investor | Type | HQ | Stages (our research) | Focus (our research) | Latest fund or deal | Fund size | Checked | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forgepoint Capital | VC firm | San Mateo, CA | Seed, Series A | Defense Tech, Cybersecurity, Future of Work, AI | Portfolio news, Oct 2026 | $1.2B (SEC Form ADV) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/forgepoint-capital/ |
| Felicis | VC firm | Menlo Park, CA | Seed, Series A | Defense Tech, AI, Developer Tools, Healthtech | New deal, Oct 2026 | $900M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/felicis/ |
| Geodesic | VC firm | Foster City, CA | Series B, Any stage | Defense Tech, AI, Developer Tools, Fintech | New deal, Oct 2026 | $500M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/geodesic/ |
| Riot Ventures | VC firm | Venice, CA |  | Defense Tech, AI, Industrial Tech, Robotics | New deal, Jul 2026 | $160M (SEC Form D, 2024) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/riot-ventures/ |
| Initialized | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Defense Tech, AI, Generalist, Fintech | New fund, Sep 2026 | $520M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/initialized/ |
| DCVC | VC firm | Palo Alto, CA |  | Defense Tech, Energy, Healthtech, AI | New fund, Oct 2026 | $800M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/dcvc/ |
| Costanoa | VC firm | Palo Alto, CA | Seed, Series A | Defense Tech, AI, Fintech, Developer Tools | New fund, Sep 2026 | $300M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/costanoa/ |
| MVP Ventures | VC firm | Menlo Park, CA | Seed | Defense Tech, AI, Cybersecurity, Space | New fund, Aug 2026 | $120M (SEC Form D, 2024) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/mvp-ventures/ |
| Harpoon Ventures | VC firm | San Diego, CA |  | Defense Tech, AI, Mobility, Space | New fund, Feb 2026 | $140M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/harpoon-ventures/ |
| Refactor Capital | VC firm | Burlingame, CA | Seed | Defense Tech, AI, Healthtech, Biotech | New fund, May 2026 | $50M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/refactor-capital/ |
| Center15 Capital | VC firm | Los Angeles, CA | Growth | Defense Tech, Space, AI, Data | New fund, Jan 2026 | $31M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/center15-capital/ |
| Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) | VC firm | Menlo Park, CA | Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth | Defense Tech, AI, Healthtech, Consumer | New fund, Aug 2026 |  | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/andreessen-horowitz-a16z/ |
| Veteran | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Seed | Defense Tech, AI, Mobility, Space | New fund, Mar 2026 | $20M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/veteran/ |
| Mdsv Capital | Fund manager | San Francisco, CA | Growth | Defense Tech, AI, B2B, SaaS | New fund, Feb 2026 | $25M (SEC Form D, 2023) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/mdsv-capital/ |
| NightDragon | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Growth | Defense Tech, Cybersecurity, AI, Quantum | New deal, Aug 2026 | $435M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/nightdragon/ |
| Shield Capital | VC firm | Burlingame, CA | Seed | Defense Tech, AI, Cybersecurity, Space | New fund, Jul 2026 | $350M (SEC Form D, 2024) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/shield-capital/ |
| NPU Ventures | VC firm | Berkeley, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Defense Tech, AI, Biotech, Deep Tech | New fund, Sep 2026 | $5M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/npu-ventures/ |
| IceNine Capital | VC firm | San Diego, CA | Seed | Defense Tech, Space, Industrial Tech, Deep Tech | New fund, Oct 2026 |  | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/icenine-capital/ |
| Celesta Capital | VC firm | San Mateo, CA | Seed, Series A, Series B | Defense Tech, AI, Healthtech, Deep Tech | New fund, Sep 2025 | $102M (SEC Form D, 2024) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/celesta-capital/ |
| Crosscut | VC firm | Santa Monica, CA | Seed, Series A | Defense Tech, Energy, AI, Govtech | New fund, Nov 2025 | $75M (SEC Form D, 2024) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/crosscut/ |
| Multiball Capital | VC firm | Los Angeles, CA | Seed | Defense Tech, AI, Industrial Tech, Healthtech | New fund, Jul 2026 | $30M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/multiball-capital/ |
| Commodity Capital | VC firm | Culver City, CA |  | Defense Tech, Space, AI, Energy | New fund, Aug 2026 | $40M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/commodity-capital/ |

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## Method and limits
- Source: All 45 rows carry an SEC filing (Form D or Form ADV). All 45 have a website we checked. Filing date and fund size are SEC data where a filing exists. Stage, sector and check size are our research.
- Inclusion rule: Organizations that back startups. Individuals, buyout funds and firms we found to be inactive are left out. Sector: the firm states defense tech as a focus on its own site, or we observed it in the firm's portfolio. Place: head office in California.
- Order: Activity score out of 100: recency of the latest fund filing or dated deal (35: full marks within 3 months, then stepping down at 6, 12 and 24 months), share of the observed portfolio in this sector (25; half of that when the sector is stated only), stated focus on the US (15: full marks when the firm names the US as where it invests, half when it says global), size of the fund on file on a log scale (15) and completeness of the public record (10). Regional focus is our research, not an SEC figure. It is a measure of activity and fit, not of quality or returns.
- Fill rates: Of 45 rows: stage 33, sector 45, fund size 40, website 45. In the paid file: named decision-makers on 43 rows, firm email on 15, LinkedIn page on 28, check size on 3.

## Questions
### How many defense tech investors in California are there?
We list 45 as of November 2026. 28 of the 45 have a fund filing or a dated deal in the last 12 months. The cities with the most are San Francisco (9), Menlo Park (7) and Palo Alto (4).

### Which defense tech investors in California raised a new fund in the last 12 months?
23 of the 45 have a fund filing dated in the last 12 months. The most recent on this list are DCVC (Oct 2026), IceNine Capital (Oct 2026) and Costanoa (Sep 2026).

### What is the typical fund size of defense tech investors in California?
The median fund size on file for this list is $88M, across the 38 firms with a size on an SEC Form D. The fund on file is each firm's main fund, which is not always its newest. The other 7 do not disclose a size there.

### How do I contact defense tech investors in California?
The paid file holds 178 named decision-makers across 43 of these 45 and a firm email for 15. We publish the address a firm lists itself, never a personal email. Each free row links to a profile with the firm's website.

### Where does the data on defense tech investors in California come from?
All 45 rows have an SEC filing on file (Form D or Form ADV). Filing date and fund size come from the filing. Stage, sector and check size are our research. Rows on this list were last checked on 6 Nov 2026 at the latest. The whole file is re-verified twice a year.